(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Parents rip school board that caved to 'Moms for Liberty' [1] ['Daily Kos Staff', 'Backgroundurl Avatar_Large', 'Nickname', 'Joined', 'Created_At', 'Story Count', 'N_Stories', 'Comment Count', 'N_Comments', 'Popular Tags'] Date: 2023-05-15 The progressive independent news outlet Tennessee Holler posted video of the follow-up Hamilton School board meeting after the Mother’s Day lesson was canceled. In it, parents and community members defend “Mrs. Mickey” and call out the fundamental problems of cowardice in the face of the kind of hate that bullies like Moms for Liberty bathe in. x 📚🔥🗣️WATCH: Instead of backing Mrs. Mickey, you let the bullies win.” Chattanooga-area Parents rip @hamcoschools & superintendent Justin Robertson for caving to Moms (Against) Liberty-led bullying and canceling a librarian’s Mother’s Day lesson inclusive to kids without moms. pic.twitter.com/5Gf3nM4CB5 — The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) May 15, 2023 Mickey remained clear about the intentions of the inclusive lesson plan: “While not everyone has a mother, everyone has someone who loves them in a motherly way. And that was what the intention was with that,” she told ABC News Channel 9. Moms for Liberty’s Jessica Perkins—who does not have a child at the school—told Local 3 News that “exposing the lesson was not to bully anybody,” and that she was afraid if the lesson was taught at Alpine Crest it could spread all around Tennessee. But as miles of internet URLs on social media and websites show, the Moms for Liberty campaign against Mickey and the inclusive lesson plan was nothing if not a huge bullying smear campaign. These include diatribes with phrases and buzzwords like: “Parents do not want their young children indoctrinated” ”Please pray for the children of Hamilton County. The schools are coming after their hearts.” ”I am not one that is submitting to the mercy of calling men women and women men.” Moms for Liberty Hamilton County Chair Tonya Dodd has also been very vocal. A walk through Dodd’s social media feed is a nightmare journey filled with right-wing conspiracy theories as well as some thinly veiled antisemitic globalist conspiracy theories about elites trying to turn our country communist. These are the people who got a Mother’s Day lesson plan nixed. A reminder of what Moms for Liberty is all about. x Mom’s for Liberty is protesting children learning EMPATHY. pic.twitter.com/kSFw6B9BIp — Walter Masterson (@waltermasterson) March 16, 2023 A reminder of the big picture. x Cruelty is the message. — Honorable Dr. Bloc Liars & Abusers 🟧 (@nestedlog) May 15, 2023 x There is no love like Christian hate. — Telemachus Rex (@TelemachusR) May 15, 2023 How do you make a campaign ad that voters actually want to watch? We're discussing that critical question on this week's episode of "The Downballot" with leading Democratic ad-maker Mark Putnam, who's been responsible for some of the most memorable spots in recent years. Putnam details his creative process, which always starts with spending time with candidates to truly learn their story—and scouting locations in-depth. He then walks us through the production of the famous Jason-Kander-assembles-a-gun-blindfolded ad that went viral and explains why, believe it or not, you always want footnotes in your attack ads. x Embedded Content RELATED STORIES: Fox & Friends' 'Parent Panel' is pretty suspicious 100-year-old woman slams Florida book bans and brings the house down at school board meeting [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/5/15/2169453/-Parents-rip-school-board-that-caved-to-Moms-for-Liberty Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/